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North Queensland Sailing exists to provide a co-ordinated approach to the development and promotion of sailing in the region and to assist the clubs with resources and training
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Supporting sailing from Townsville to the Torres Strait
Townsville Sailing Club
Mission Beach Sailing Club
Tinaroo Sailing Club
Cairns Yacht Club
Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron 
Port Douglas Sailing Club
Port Douglas Yacht Club
An affiliation of clubs in the NQ Region providing
a co-ordinated approach to the development and promotion
of the sport of sailing.
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Sponsors of NQ Sailing
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First Graduates of the J24
Introductory Course 2010

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Tinaroo Sailing Club is on the Tablelands less than an hours drive from Cairns.
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Sailing Terms
Nautical terms for the novice sailor - okay, you might not come across them on your training course but you could stun your instructor with your nautical nouse.
MARCH 2010
To bagpipe the mizen To bring the sheet to the mizen shrouds
.Avast! The command to stop, or cease, in any operation
.Binnacle A kind of box to contain the compasses in upon the deck.
Bilge To break. The ship is BILGED, that is, her planks are broken with violence.
Under bare poles The ship has set no sails.
To belay To fasten a rope, by winding it several times backwards and forwards on a cleat or pin.
Bold shore A steep coast, permitting the close approach of a ship.
And your last one ...
Bitter-end That part of the cable which stays within-board round about the bitts when a ship is at anchor
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